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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/11/037750 [Registered on: 02/11/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/07/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Treatment of Hydroxychloroquine in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Uncontrolled on Metformin Monotherapy 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine when Used as an Add-on Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Uncontrolled on Metformin Monotherapy: A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Ipca/HCQP/PIII-20 08022021 V2 Amendment1  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Anil Pareek 
Designation  President 
Affiliation  Ipca Laboratories Ltd. 
Address  Medical Affairs and Clinical Research department, Plot 142-AB, 2d floor Kandivli Industrial Estate,
Kandivli (West)
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  02266474641  
Fax    
Email  anil.pareek@ipca.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Anil Pareek 
Designation  President 
Affiliation  Ipca Laboratories Ltd. 
Address  Medical Affairs and Clinical Research department, Plot 142-AB, 2nd floor Kandivli Industrial Estate,
Kandivli (West)
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  02266474641  
Fax    
Email  anil.pareek@ipca.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Nitin Chandurkar 
Designation  Vice President 
Affiliation  Ipca Laboratories Ltd. 
Address  Medical Affairs and clinical research department, Clinical Research and Development division, Plot 142-AB, 2nd floor, Kandivli Industrial Estate,
Kandivli (West)
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400067
India 
Phone  02266474622  
Fax    
Email  nitin.chandurkar@ipca.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ipca Laboratories Ltd. Plot No. 142-AB, Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli (W) Mumbai-400067 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ipca Laboratories Ltd 
Address  Plot No. 142-AB, Kandivli Industrial Estate, Kandivli (W) Mumbai-400067 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 30  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Damodara Shenoy  Kasturba Medical College  Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Attavar, Mangalore- 575001
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
9845145717

drshenoy1963@icloud.com 
Dr Madhukar Mittal  AIIMS, Jodhpur  basni Industrial Area, MIA 2nd Phase, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN 
9956935859

mittalspace@gmail.com 
Dr Md Sabah Siddiqui  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Tatibandh, G E Road, Raipur-492099
Raipur
CHHATTISGARH 
8518881911

dr.sabahsiddiqui@gmail.com 
Dr Syantan Ray  All India Institute of Medical Sciences   Sijua Patrapada Bhubaneswar Odisha 751019
Khordha
ORISSA 
9231674135

syantan.ray30@gmail.com 
Dr Ritesh Kumar Agrawala  AMRI Hospitals Limited  AMRI Hospitals Ltd., Plot No. 1, Near Satya Sai Enclave, Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar- 751030
Khordha
ORISSA 
9861336985

drriteshagr@gmail.com 
Dr Dhananjay Vinayak Ogale  B.J Government Medical College and Sasoon General Hospital  B.J Government Medical College and Sasoon General Hospitals, Sassoon Road, Somwar Peth, Pune-411001,
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
8793226922

dhananjay_ogale@yahoo.in 
Dr Paramesh Shamanna  Bangalore Diabetes Centre  Bangalore Diabetes Centre, No. 426, 4th Cross, 2nd Block, Kammanahalli main road, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore- 560043
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9845010610
080-25425396
drparamesh2@gmail.com 
Dr Sudhir Bhandari  Bhandari Clinic and Research centre  D126-A, Krishna Marg, Bapu Nagar, Jaipur-302015
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9829078844
01412753377
drs_bhandari@yahoo.com 
Dr Neeraj Manikath  Calicut Medical College and Hospital  Department of Medicine, Calicut Medical College and Hospital, Medical College Road, Government Medical College Campus, Kozhikode, Calicut- 673008
Kozhikode
KERALA 
9447391055

nmanikath@gmail.com 
Dr Nihal Thomas  Christian Medical College  Christian Medical College, 810, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
9843111996

nihal_thomas@yahoo.com 
Dr Madhuri Kirloskar  Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre  Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Vasantdada Nagar, Adgaon, Nashik, 422003
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9822018284

mskirloskar@gmail.com 
Dr Richa Giri  Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College  Department of Medicine, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur- 208002
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
8400331045

drrichagiri.gsvm@gmail.com 
Dr Parul Bhatt  GMERS Medical College and Hospital  Department of Medicine, GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Nr. Gujarat High Court, S. G. Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad-380060
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9879599595

parulbhatt30@yahoo.com 
Dr Vishwajeet Gaikwad  Imperial Multispeciality Hospital  Imperial Multispeciality Hospital, Pingle Pride, Nr. Radha Swami Ashram, Chikhali, Pune-411062.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9430475068

dr.vishwajeetgaikwad@gmail.com 
Dr Madhumati Varma  Jaipur National University  JNUIMRC, Near New RTO office, Jaipur-Agra road, Jagatpura, Jaipur-302017
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9784642270
01412753377
madhumatiresearch.jnu@gmail.com 
Dr Nagesh G N  KIMS Hospital and Research Centre  KIMS Hospital, Department of General Medicine, B block, Ground Floor, KR road, V V Puram, Banglore 560004
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9535410888

drnagesh10@yahoo.com 
Dr Ramanathan Balamurugan  Kovai Diabetes Speciality Centre & Hospital  Kovai Diabetes Speciality Centre & Hospital, 15, Vivekananda Road, Ram Nagar, Coimbatore- 641009
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU 
9842244881

rbmkdsc@gmail.com 
Dr L Sreenivasa Murthy  Life Care Hospital & Research Center  Life Care Hospital & Research Center, #2748/2152 M.L.N. Enclave, 16th E-Cross road, 8th Main D Block, Next to Corporation Bank, Sahakarnagar, Bengaluru-560092
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8023631055

drlsm@lcrc.in 
Dr Amol Dange  Lifepoint Multispeciality Hospital  Lifepoint Multispeciality Hospital, 145/1, Mumbai Bangalore Highway, Near Hotel Sayaji, Wakad, Pune- 411057
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9823912040

amoldange298@gmail.com 
Dr Vijay Viswanathan  M. V. Hospital for Diabetes (P) Ltd  M. V. Hospital for Diabetes (P) Ltd., #4, West Madha Church Street, Royapuram, Chennai- 600013
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9840055535

drvijay@mvdiabetes.com 
Dr Dinesh Agrawal  Marwari Hospitals  S J Road Athgaon Guwahati 781008 Assam
Kamrup
ASSAM 
9864061456

drdinesh944@gmail.com 
Dr Manish Agarwal   Medilink Hospital Research Center  Medilink Hospital Research Center, Near Shyamal Cross Road, 132ft. Ring Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad- 380015
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825443397

medilinkresearchcentre@yahoo.com 
Dr Atul Rajkondwar  Meditrina Institute of Medical sciences  Meditrina Institute of Medical sciences, 7th floor research department, 278, central bazar road, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur-440010
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9373215775

atul.rajkondawar@gmail.com 
Dr Kishor M Shelgikar  MMFHA Joshi Hospital  778 SHIVAJINAGAR OPPOSITE KAMALA NEHRU PARK PUN
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9231674135

kmshelgikar@gmail.com 
Dr Mukund Penurkar  MTES Sanjeevan Hospital  MTES Sanjeevan Hospital, Plot No. 23, Off Karve Road, Erandwane, Pune-411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02067250000
02067250015
drpenurkarm@gmail.com 
Dr Krishnamurthy HA  Mysore Medical College and Research Institute  Department of General Medicine, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, K. R. Hospital, Mysore- 570001
Mysore
KARNATAKA 
9880668121

kmha79@gmail.com 
Dr Ashu Rastogi  Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Room no- 16, Ground floor, Nehru Extension Block, Chandigarh- 160012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9781001046

ashuendo@gmail.com 
Dr C L Nawal  S.M.S Medical College and Hospital  Department of Medicine, Ground floor, G-1, Dhanvantri OPD Block, S.M.S Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur- 302004
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9414053160

drclnawal@gmail.com 
Dr Indira Pattnaik  Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care (P) Ltd  Department of Medicine, Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care (P) Ltd, A-407, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751007
Khordha
ORISSA 
9437246066

indirapattnaik8@gmail.com 
Dr Sujit Chandratreya  Vijan Hospital & Research Centre  Vijan Hospital & Research Centre, College Road, Nashik- 422005
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9422249250

sujitchandratreya@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 29  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ECRC-HEC, Guwahati   Approved 
Ethics Committee GSVM Medical College, Kanpur  Approved 
Ethics Committee S.M.S. Medical College and Attached Hospitals Jaipur  Submittted/Under Review 
IEC-MMC and RI and Associated Hospitals, Mysore  Approved 
Imperial Ethics Committee, Pune  Approved 
Instituitional Ethics Committee Sparsh Hospital, Bhubaneshwar  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee AMRI Hospitals Limited Bhubaneshwar  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee B.J Medical College, Pune.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee GMERS Medical College Ahmadabad  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Government Medical College Kozikode  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Kovai Diabetes Speciality Centre and Hospital Coimbatore  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre Chennai  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, AIIMS, BHUBANESHWAR  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Nashik  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, JNU, Jaipur  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, JNU, Jaipur.  Approved 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, K.I.M.S BANGLORE  Approved 
Institutional Human Ethics Committe AIIMS Jodhpur  Approved 
Institutional Review Board Christian Medical College Vellore  Approved 
Life Care Hospital Institutional Review Board Bangalore  Approved 
LPR Ehics Committee Lifepoint Multispeciality Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Pune  Approved 
MAHARASHTRA MEDICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY   Approved 
MAHE Ethics Committee Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Udupi  Approved 
Medilink Ethics Committee Ahmadabad  Approved 
Medisys Clinisearch Ethical Review Board Bangalore Diabetes Center Bangalore  Approved 
MEDITRINA INSTITUTE ETHICS COMMITTEE   Approved 
MTESs Ethics Committee Sanjeevan Hospital, Pune  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E119||Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Hydroxychloroquine  Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg administered once daliy for 24 weeks with existing dose of metformin 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Matching placebo of HCQ 200 mg, 300 mg and 400 mg administered once daliy for 24 weeks with existing dose of metformin 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients diagnosed with T2D who are receiving stable dose of metformin (≥1000 mg/day) for at least 12 weeks
2. Patients with HbA1c between 7.0 % and 10 % (Both inclusive)
3. Patients with FPG >125 mg/dL and/or PPG ≥200 mg/dL
4. Patients with body weight ≥60 kg
5. Patients able to understand and willing to fully comply with study procedures and restrictions
6. Patient ready to give informed consent to participate in the study 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with uncontrolled hyperglycemia i.e. FBG >240 mg/dL
2. Patients with Type 1 diabetes
3. Patients with endocrine disorders other than Type 2 diabetes mellitus
4. Patients with a history or presence of any retinopathy of any grade including diabetic retinopathy, evidence of an imminent need for laser therapy, uncorrected visual acuity <20/100, abnormal visual fields, difficulty to examine optic disc, or evidence of retinal pigment epithelial abnormalities and patients with history or risk of macular edema
5. Patients with QT prolongation (≥450 ms), ventricular arrhythmia or torsades de pointes
6. Patients with cardiovascular events i.e. myocardial infarction/acute coronary syndrome, stroke or has undergone coronary artery bypass surgery, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or transient ischemic attack, or history of congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy or unstable angina in past
7. Patients with abnormal renal function (serum creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL for male and ≥1.4 mg/dL for female)
8. Patients with abnormal liver function (SGOT, SGPT, total bilirubin, or alkaline phosphatase >2.5 times the upper limit of normal values) or active or chronic liver disease or patients with CPK >2.5 times the upper limit of normal value
9. Patients with significantly abnormal counts in hematology, diseases of blood or hematopoietic organs or female patients with Hb <10 g/dL or male patients with Hb <12 g/dL
10. Patients with triglycerides ≥ 500 mg/dL
11. Patients with history of G6PD deficiency, aplastic anemia or agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia
12. Patients with history of psoriasis, blisters, porphyria, rash, scaling, scaling eczema
13. Patients with history of myalgia, proximal myopathy, neuropathy including symptomatic autonomic neuropathy
14. Patients with hs-CRP ≥10 mg/L
15. Patients with systolic BP >180 mmHg and/or diastolic BP >100 mmHg
16. Patients with chronic gastroparesis, active gastrointestinal disorders (gastric and duodenal ulcer)
17. Patients with known history of diabetic ketoacidosis
18. Patients with history of hypoglycemia unawareness (Patients whose blood glucose levels fall below 70 mg/dL but they do not feel any symptoms of hypoglycemia)
19. Patients with malignancy and planned radiological examinations requiring administration of contrasting agents
20. Patients with malabsorption or pancreatitis
21. Patients with dementia or other cognitive impairment prohibiting informed consent
22. Patients with known history of HIV1/HIV2/Hepatitis B or C infection or syphilis infection
23. Patient with any other illness for which HCQ is indicated (such as rheumatoid arthritis [RA], systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] etc.)
24. Patients with any other clinically significant abnormalities/disease which may or may not interfere with assessment of disease under evaluation
25. Patients receiving/requiring insulin
26. Patients receiving other OHA
27. Patients receiving anti-obesity drugs or undergoing bariatric surgery within 24 weeks prior to consent
28. Patients receiving systemic steroids at the time of consent or have received it in past 3 months
29. Patients with chronic use of non-steroidal anti inflammatory agents
30. Patients receiving concomitant medications known to have an interaction with HCQ
31. Patients receiving drugs known to cause QT prolongation
32. Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to HCQ or other similar drugs of same chemical class or any other ingredient of the study formulations or with history of any severe allergic disease
33. Patients with substance abuse within the last year
34. Patients consuming alcohol more than 21 units /week
35. Patients on another investigational agent / device or participated in a clinical trial within the last 30 days prior to enrolment.
36. Pregnant or lactating women
37. Women of childbearing potential not practicing contraception 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate and compare mean change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) between HCQ group and placebo group  At Week 24 from baseline  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate and compare mean change in HbA1c between HCQ group and placebo group  At Week 12 from baseline  
To evaluate and compare mean change in fasting blood glucose (FBG) and 2-h post-prandial blood glucose (PPG) between HCQ group and placebo group  At Week 12 and Week 24 from baseline  
To evaluate and compare mean change in HbA1c, FBG, and PPG between different treatment groups  At Week 12 and Week 24 from baseline 
To evaluate and compare percentage of patient achieving HbA1c level less than 7.0 percent between treatment groups  At Week 24 
To assess safety and tolerability of study medications based on incidence of adverse events AEs clinical and laboratory, changes in laboratory parameters and incidences of hypoglycemia.  Throughout the duration of study 
To evaluate and compare mean change in following parameters
Total Cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and non HDL-C
Body weight, BMI, waist circumference and waist to hip ratio
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), white blood cells (WBC) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 
At Week 12 and Week 24 from baseline  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="364"
Sample Size from India="364" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="381" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/02/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 10/07/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is a multicentric, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group study. A total of 364 patients with type 2 diabetes receiving a stable dose of metformin monotherapy at least 1000 mg/day for at least 12 weeks, weighing ≥ 60 kg, and satisfying the study inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized in 1:1:1:1 ratio to receive one of the following treatments for 24 weeks along with an existing dose of metformin (at least 1000 mg/day):

  1. HCQ 200 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 300 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 400 mg
  2. HCQ 300 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 200 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 400 mg
  3. HCQ 400 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 200 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 300 mg
  4. Matching placebo of HCQ 200 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 300 mg + matching placebo of HCQ 400 mg
 
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